Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute - Acta Nostra Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 51 l..itH by Forms IV and Ill Jr. The last Lit. of the year, given by Forms IV and III Jr. A, B and C. on the twenty-third of April, took the form of a Shakespeare afternoon. As the day of the Lit. was the anniver- sary of Shakespeare's birth, the pro- gramme was particularly suitable. Part I of the programme was as follows: Violin solo, by Louis Silver: vocal solo, by Harry Kellyg chorus, It Was a Lover and His Lass, tfrom As You Like It Jg Recitation, Epitaph on the Admirable Dramatic Poet, NVilliam Shakespeare, by John Milton, by Flor- ence Leeson. Part II of the programme consisted of two scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dreamy the first, the rehearsal of the Athenian Artisans, and the se- cond, their performance before Theseus and Hippolyta. Florence Greenaway gave the prelude to the play. The cast of characters was as follows: Result of Lit, Although the shield has not yet been presented, it might be of interest to make it known here that the judges 'llll9S6llS. . . . . .Wallace Buchanan liippolyta. . . .. .Helen McGilvray Ilelena ...... . . .Helen McDonald Demetrius .... ...... R obert Barber Philostrate .... Quince .... Bottom , . . Sll0llt .... Snug ..... Flute ..... Starveling. . . .Marjorie Masson .. .... John Fielding . ......... Tom Batt . . .Hugh Cleghorn . . .Egbert Carson . .... Hugh Clark ...............John Card Spectators-Isabel Christie, Dorothy Rushbrook, Nora Millen, Evelyn Clark, Sara Leckie. Trnmpeter .....,.. John Falconbridge Before and after the meeting, as well as during the interval between the two scenes, the orchestra, comprised of musicians of Forms IV and III Jr., gave several selections. ' Competition unanimously decided that the reward for the best Lit, programme for 1925- 1926 should go to Forms IV and III Jr. Qi '1lhe evolution ,f me Q 'Yhmi BEHELI AND I, -me vo-DAY ,uw tes' J Y LD 1--1 L ew WTC. new 2:f.:'f I - - -.-' J . C r' N it , A S5 - .. H K E 4- lb r ws ' sx.ff9tiif.555 ego r k . C 221:95 if 1' Ci ' ffl ' I M 49 w ff f I 2 .' QW .Qsus :fren 'I' g 'f J 9 I Milf UELDLK Jo-Gaz. Ak Dewar RN mi XX f- I

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ACTA NOSTRA, 1926 53 Fourth FOITT1 l3CI'SOI'1I'1Cl Davy's the tcacher wet.-all like so well. Though he starts the lesson before the last bell. And when we clo-n1'i1's'traggling in. always 'will mention. Once more you aigate. go clown for detention. lYatson the clever. VVatson the good. Ever in the fore-front in the fourth form brood. His hoibby is furor loquendif' His nickname parson graecendif' My word is his favourite saying. 'While at Geometry he is oft delaying. Dorothy Drever. the youngest in the class. Is a bright and cheery little lass. She studies hard. bult is the one. lYho always has-time for a little fun. Harold ,leFfrey's one of Fourth Form's athletes. Has a rugby record that canit be beat. lVhile in lesson periods he's often The girls all, think he is so cute. mute. She had studied about bugology. Knew all about Latin and Greek. Could do her trig. the best of all. And French and German speak. Her name if t-hat you wish to hear. Mariam Skelton just here this year. Elton Vllalker Born 1907. All star centre on the rugby eleven. Laughter and fun he makes .them rhyme. Knockout in Latin all the time. Now Everard Rudd is no stick in the mud. A jolly. willing fellow. and not a dud. He dare not grouch when Miss Sinclair scolds. But his Cicero does. just as he's told. Helen R.adigan's pretty and very young. Shf's the life of all that she's among. Though lessons she seldom knows much about. b The boys all like to take her out, Now here's Harry Borden so modest and shy, He loo-ks at the scenery when Hanner's go by. He'll make a good saw-bones-his ambition y-ou see- Y 1'll be safe in consulting H. Borden. MJD. len Cox. born one-nine-o-nine. Cleared her school days in high time. Fond of athletics. if there's a boy. But classics are certainly no-t her joy. Doug. Keefe 'loves Maths. and Dad's good car. Though the poor old bus won't go very far. For when Dad finds Doug. for a ride takes a lass. He certainly measures out the gas. Gerald Cooke is a jolly boy. His heart is full of mirth and joy. His eye is bright. his form not slight. To manage hockey is his delight. Evelvn Boal we are sorry to say. Studied too hard and now must stay. Out of school for another year. Xot many study that hard we fear. D Harry Smith is ai bear on trig., He works out problems. no matter how big. Harry thinks Algebra is as easy as pie. Hurry up. Smith, is the teachers cry. Famed for knowledge. Inrlulger in sport. Eflicient in Latin. Learned in retort. Does he like dancing? I'll say the word: Note the way all the girls Gaze on this bird. Hugh Cleghorn seems to live in a dream. His favourite expression: Things ain't what they seem: Though he revels in hgures and likes to trans- late Composition is his favourite hate. Helen lYalsh is a girl we know. XYho always does her work just so. Shes bound for college so they say. And in 19.30 will have ber BA. Goof McKinnon stands on the Hour. Xnd leads the cheers with a mighty roair. But when Latin class begins to hum. Poor Goof McKinnon s.its quite dumb, lYilma Talbot is fair I ween. As fair as any young girl that's seen. Has she any brains or is she quite dumb, XYell! If you ask me. I'll say she has some. XYalter Reid so modest and shy. Looks at his boots when the girls pass by. Curls his hair. singes it too. Thrills the girls with his eyes of blue. ,lennie Green. so tall and fair. Has nice blue eyes and unbobbed hair. Her algebra is done with care. .lnd her mistakes are very rare.